Aston Villa have been hit by a coronavirus outbreak less than 24 hours hours after facing Liverpool at Anfield.
As a result of this discovery, the West Midlands side decided to cancel their training session that was scheduled to take place today.
The Athletic have claimed that of the positive cases, only one is a player - the rest are understood to be training ground staff.
This news will come as a concern to Liverpool, having hosted Steven Gerrard's side in the Premier League only yesterday afternoon.
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And Villa are not the only top-flight club facing uncertainty as the omicron variant continues to spread across the United Kingdom.
Tottenham Hotspur had to postpone their last two fixtures against Rennes and Brighton respectively after a widespread outbreak at their training ground led to a number of players becoming infected.
Manchester United are also also believed to have suffered a similar fate to Villa this afternoon, with interim manager Ralf Rangnick deciding to call off training after learning of a number of positive cases among his players.
